Motif
Hero uproots or transports a great tree
hero_uproots_or_transports_a_great_tree
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family, within the sub-family Trees in Mythic Action, Vows, and Memory. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland PAGE 42 / PAGE 45 / PAGE 46 / PAGE 47; lines 7153-7169 confidence: medium
The note identifies a great oak-tree and refers to the plucking up of the oak-tree by Fergus.
The passage records an oak-tree feat, with Fergus plucking up the oak and an alternate Rawlinson attribution that Curoi brought the oak.
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Heroic Romances of Ireland PAGE 42 / PAGE 45 / PAGE 46 / PAGE 47; lines 7153-7169 confidence: medium
Line 4. “A great oak-tree.”
The passage links the great oak-tree with Fergus plucking it up and with a variant in which Curoi takes the oak to the group.
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